Bactrocera facialis(BCTRFA)
Distribution details in New Zealand
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2020: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 2019
Eradication in: 2020
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent: pest eradicated (2020-01)
First recorded in: 2019
Eradication in: 2020
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent: pest eradicated (2020-01)
Detected in a surveillance trap in Otara, South Auckland in February 2019. After intensive trapping and fruit monitoring, no further specimens have been detected. Absence of the pest was confirmed in May 2019.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – New Zealand (NZL-11/2 of 202020-01-31) Absence of Bactrocera facialis in New Zealand is confirmed. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/new-zealand/pestreports/2020/01/absence-of-bactrocera-facialis-in-new-zealand-is-confirmed/